A Thief and a Little Boy

Once upon a time, there lived a man

in a small town. He had been stealing
things since he was quite young.
Now, as the poor man grew up, he
continued stealing things to make a
living. As he had been stealing things
since childhood, he had no regrets.
Often, the thief thought of himself as
quite smart. The thief thought he
had several years of experience in
stealing things; no one could trick
him. The man was quite happy with
himself and his deeds.
One day the man ran out of money and food, so he decided to take a walk by the farmlands.
He thought, while walking down the fields, he would definitely find something for tonight.
So, he dressed well and went off towards the field. The man walked a lot before he could
find a well. There, he saw a little boy. The boy was crying bitterly.
The man asked the little boy, 'Why are you crying?' The young boy showed him a piece of
rope and said 'I came here to fill my silver bucket with water'. The bucket was tied to this
rope. But the moment I threw the bucket inside the well, the rope snapped and the bucket
fell in.
The thief became excited on hearing that the bucket was made up of silver. The thief said to
the young boy, 'Don’t Worry. I will help you to get your bucket out in no time.' To get the
bucket, the thief threw off his clothes and bravely jumped into the well. Inside the well, the
thief searched everywhere but could not find any bucket. 'Little Boy', the thief called out.
But the boy never answered. So, the thief decided to come out of the well and look for the
little boy. As he was climbing out of the well, he realised that he had been fooled.
When the thief came out of the well, he was not able to see the little boy anywhere. The
little boy made him a fool and ran away. Also, the little boy had taken all his clothes. The
thief got mighty mad seeing this. 'Now, what shall I do without any money and clothes?' said
the thief to himself.